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Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by dmicah »

hopler wrote: post #2

Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave. 4 separate iPad lines, plus extra screen size variation? How is an "Air" variant useful? Why does the iPad Pro have a screen size choice, but the mini is a separate line? It should be iPad and iPad Pro, with screen size choices in each line.

Not to mention two Apple Pencils, with different 'new' iPads working with different editions of the Pencil - these new devices announced today won't work with the refreshed Pencil announced last fall...

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by kkarakk »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

nothing beats an ipad for media consumption - best combination of grippability,speakers and screen bar none. literally no one else is close in the market.

i stopped using anything but an ipad for media consumption/talking to family after i bought one

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

#13

Post by gpmcadam »

lucb1e wrote: post #5

I was looking for the justification of the word dramatic until I realized it's written by Apple itself. For such a headline I would rather see an independent reviewer, or editorialize it to reduce the drama.

Agreed, this just reads like an ad.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by i_am_proteus »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

They seem to be popular with wealthy university students for taking notes in class.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by mttjj »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

I'm 28 (just outside your demographic) but I have an iPad Pro 12.9" as my main driver and a 27-inch iMac at home. I am a software engineer by trade but I don't have time to do that outside of work so that's not a concern. I carry the iPad with me throughout my house and use it for just about everything. I also take it with me to the high school classroom where I volunteer teach computer science. All of their assignments are online so it's super easy to access them via the iPad. Could I replace my iPad with a MacBook Pro? Sure. But the iPad is smaller, has touch, and does everything I need. Not sure if this was the answer you're looking for but I figured I'd chime in.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by hiteho »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

I know a few private charter pilots who are massively excited this morning. The iPad Mini is the only iOS device that is big enough to use at arms length, small enough to fit in a cramped cockpit, and approved by the FAA. They use a handful of apps during flight for planning, weather, approach data and whatnot. There has been a lot of fear among the local pilot community that the Mini would be discontinued. While the device might not be mainstream, for their admittedly specialized use-case, no other computer will do.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by landcoctos »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

  I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure.
We use Ipads for pleasure. It's more pleasant to browse the net on the couch than sitting at a computer.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by currymj »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

they’re reasonably common in universities nowadays for handwritten note taking. i’d expect to see at least one person other than me who has one in any reasonably sized class.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by fori1to10 »

hopler wrote: post #2

Steve Jobs must be rolling in his grave. 4 separate iPad lines, plus extra screen size variation? How is an "Air" variant useful? Why does the iPad Pro have a screen size choice, but the mini is a separate line? It should be iPad and iPad Pro, with screen size choices in each line.

Or better, no screen size choices.

Re: New iPad Air and iPad Mini

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Post by stwyde »

jackfrodo wrote: post #3

I'm 24 years old, work in software. Neither I nor any of my friends uses a tablet for work or pleasure. I guess I know a couple of people who have Surface Pro's, but that's about it. I'm wondering if the appeal of these begins when you get older? Seems like a lot of the market for these is people who are 50+, but I'd like to know if any people under 25 are interested in them.

My girlfriend uses her two ipads (mini I got her a few years ago and a pro 12.9 I got her more recently) mostly for reading books. The libraries she has memberships with offer online book borrowing, so she'll open up the app and just start reading things on her book list.

Otherwise most of her consumption is either watching videos on a larger screen that's easier to carry than a laptop, or drawing on the pro which is honestly pretty fun to do.

I've been meaning to pick up an ipad or a surface in the next year or so just for doodling / mock up functionality as well. reading ebooks on a tablet or leaving documentation open on them while working on a laptop is honestly kinda nice.

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